NOAA’s Aquarius Undersea Laboratory
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aquarius : glossary
ADCP
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
AUV
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
CMAS
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery
CTD
Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler
DMT
Diver Medical Technician
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
EVA
Extra Vehicular Activity
ExPOC
Experimental Planning and Operations Center
G
universal constant of Gravity
IANTD
International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers, Inc.
ISS
International Space Station
MCC
Mission Control Center
MDSU TWO
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO
Naval Sea Systems Command
Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving
NDSTC
Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center
NEDU
Navy Experimental Diving Unit
NEEMO
NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations
NSBRI
National Space Biomedical Research Institute
NSF
National Science Foundation
ONR
Office of Naval Research
PADI
Professional Association of Diving Instructors
ROV
Remotely Operated Vehicle
RVIB
Research Vessel/Icebreaker
SCAMP
Self–Contained Autonomous MicroProfiler
SCUBA
Self–Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SSD
Surface Supplied Diving
USCG
United States Coast Guard
USN
United States Navy